Beyoncé plays Death Grips interlude on ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour

Beyoncé played a Death Grips interlude during the opening night of her ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour.

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The singer kicked off her tour for ‘Cowboy Carter’ at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California last night (April 28), celebrating her most recent album of the same name, which dropped last year in March – you can check out the full setlist here.

During the almost three-hour-long set, some fans noticed a snippet of ‘You might think he loves you for your money but I know what he really loves you for…’, the opening track of Death Grips’ 2014 album ‘Government Plates’ used in one of the interludes.

Though it may seem like a random crossover, one user on Twitter/X pointed out that she actually met the experimental hip-hop group in 2013, and posed for a photo with them and Robert Pattinson. Check it out below.

Ok não passou pela minha cabeça a ideia da Beyoncé meter um Death Grips DO NADA no show dela pic.twitter.com/OLRVF5JhRb

— marcão 2007= (@Kamuka12341) April 29, 2025

2013. No AI.
Beyoncé. Robert Pattinson and death grips in one photo. pic.twitter.com/KkFytALirh

— Has it Leaked (@hasitleaked) March 24, 2025

beyoncè sampled death grips last night on tour, she remembers this pic that none of us still understand!! pic.twitter.com/oafUOdQM9Q

— ashley (@litten__) April 29, 2025

this is the craziest full circle moment if you were there when the beyonce / robert pattinson / death grips picture dropped pic.twitter.com/7MkjWXIqQf https://t.co/hhn8WiRJS5

— 2step (@222step) April 29, 2025

It comes after Death Grips responded to rumours they had broken up earlier this month, following a private message from producer and keyboardist Andy Morin being leaked online in February suggesting the end of the band.

In a statement signed off by vocalist MC Ride – real name Stefan Burnett – and producer and drummer Zach Hill, they confirmed they’re still active, but Morin wasn’t mentioned, leading fans to believe they’ll be continuing as a duo.

As for Beyoncé, elsewhere on the tour’s opening night, she brought out her rarely-seen daughter Rumi during her performance of the song ‘Protector’.

Bey will continue to take her record-breaking ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour throughout the US, Europe and the UK including a residency at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in June. Get US and UK/EU tickets here and here and see all of Bey’s future dates down below:

Beyonce’s 2025 ‘Cowboy Carter’ US and UK/EU tour is:

MAY 2025
01 – SoFi Stadium – Los Angeles, CA
04 – SoFi Stadium – Los Angeles, CA
07 – SoFi Stadium – Los Angeles, CA
09 – SoFi Stadium – Los Angeles, CA
15 – Soldier Field – Chicago, IL
17 – Soldier Field – Chicago, IL
18 – Soldier Field – Chicago, IL
22 – MetLife Stadium – East Rutherford, NJ
24 – MetLife Stadium – East Rutherford, NJ
25 – MetLife Stadium – East Rutherford, NJ
28 – MetLife Stadium – East Rutherford, NJ
29 – MetLife Stadium – East Rutherford, NJ

JUNE 2025
05 – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – London, UK
07 – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – London, UK
10 – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – London, UK
12 – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – London, UK
14 – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – London, UK
16 – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – London, UK
19 – Stade de France – Paris, France
21 – Stade de France – Paris, France
22 – Stade de France – Paris, France
28 – NRG Stadium – Houston, TX
29 – NRG Stadium – Houston, TX

JULY 2025
04 – Northwest Stadium – Washington, D.C.
07 – Northwest Stadium – Washington, D.C.
10 – Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, GA
11 – Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, GA
13 – Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, GA
14 – Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, GA
25 – Allegiant Stadium – Las Vegas, NV
26 – Allegiant Stadium – Las Vegas, NV

When ‘Cowboy Carter’ first dropped last year, NME gave it five stars, writing: “It’s an undeniable thrill to see her swing so big on a project that dares her to be so intimate and vocal-focused, while making way for country’s up-and-comers too.”

In other news, Tina Knowles recently reflected on the “disgusting” rumours that Beyoncé faked her first pregnancy with Blue Ivy: “It was one of the worst times of my life”.

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